diff --git a/OgreMain/include/OgreTexture.h b/OgreMain/include/OgreTexture.h
index d0132893081..d3ee1b6e78f 100644
--- a/OgreMain/include/OgreTexture.h
+++ b/OgreMain/include/OgreTexture.h
@@ -148,11 +148,7 @@ namespace Ogre {
 
         /** Sets the surface when you already have one
          */
-        virtual void _setSurface(void* surface) { mSurface = surface; }
-
-        /** Gets the surface
-         */
-        void* getSurface(void) const { return mSurface; }
+        virtual void _setSurface(void* surface) {}
 
         /** Gets the number of mipmaps to be used for this texture.
         */
@@ -481,9 +477,7 @@ namespace Ogre {
         typedef std::vector<HardwarePixelBufferSharedPtr> SurfaceList;
         SurfaceList mSurfaceList;
 
-        TextureType mTextureType;
-
-        void* mSurface;
+        TextureType mTextureType;        
 
         void prepareImpl() override;
         void unprepareImpl() override;
diff --git a/RenderSystems/Direct3D11/include/OgreD3D11Texture.h b/RenderSystems/Direct3D11/include/OgreD3D11Texture.h
index 3a0a2db03e4..7192a9296c7 100644
--- a/RenderSystems/Direct3D11/include/OgreD3D11Texture.h
+++ b/RenderSystems/Direct3D11/include/OgreD3D11Texture.h
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ namespace Ogre {
         /// mipmap level. This method must be called after the D3D texture object was created
         void _createSurfaceList(void);
 
+        void _setSurface(void* surface) override;
+
         void notifyDeviceLost(D3D11Device* device);
         void notifyDeviceRestored(D3D11Device* device);
 
@@ -128,6 +130,8 @@ namespace Ogre {
 
         D3D11_SHADER_RESOURCE_VIEW_DESC mSRVDesc;
         bool mAutoMipMapGeneration;
+
+        void* mSurface;
     };
 
     /// RenderTexture implementation for D3D11
diff --git a/RenderSystems/Direct3D11/src/OgreD3D11Texture.cpp b/RenderSystems/Direct3D11/src/OgreD3D11Texture.cpp
index 7e8cbeca912..9050f94afab 100644
--- a/RenderSystems/Direct3D11/src/OgreD3D11Texture.cpp
+++ b/RenderSystems/Direct3D11/src/OgreD3D11Texture.cpp
@@ -548,6 +548,8 @@ void D3D11Texture::_createSurfaceList(void)
     }
 }
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------
+void D3D11Texture :: _setSurface(void* surface) { mSurface = surface; }
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------
 // D3D11RenderTexture
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------
 void D3D11RenderTexture::rebind(D3D11HardwarePixelBuffer* buffer)